A fiery, unforgettable experience…
Hart’s electrifying start to the Girl on Fire series thrusts readers into a relentless clash of survival, humanity, and alien terror. Kassia Madison, a terminally ill teen, survives an apocalypse that obliterates billions. Alone in a crumbling New York, she braves alien-born perils in her search for her family. A fateful meeting with a resistance leader forces a wrenching choice, while a cold, calculating hybrid Outrider observes her struggle, turning it into a sinister experiment. As humanity’s annihilation looms, Kassia becomes the target of the Outriders’ relentless plans. Hart’s taut prose vividly contrasts beauty and destruction. Fiery red meteors, a suffocating mist, and the haunting image of humans reduced to dust create a visceral backdrop. Fire, both literal and symbolic, threads through the narrative, representing annihilation and rebirth. Kassia’s bond with her cousin Charlotte, vibrant yet bittersweet, offers a fragile reprieve, underscoring the tenuousness of connection in a collapsing world. The novel’s unrelenting pace and suspense drive readers forward. Hart masterfully weaves Kassia’s personal stakes—her illness, her fractured family, her fleeting hope—into the terrifying escalation of the extraterrestrial threat.
This is a gripping start to a promising series that leaves readers eager for more.
Phoenix Flame Press
Pub date April 2, 2024
ISBN 978-1922838001
Price $14.99 (USD) Paperback, $0.99 Kindle edition
